A SERIOUS WARNING TO VISITORS TO THE VLPS SITE

I just noticed something on the VLPS/crookedlawyers.com website that I think anyone considering entering their "chat room" should seriously consider the following prior to entering there.

Do you trust these people?

Do you mind if they can, by your using their chat room ~ even just to look at it ~ enter YOUR computer?  Maybe collect information from your computer?  Perhaps install software on your computer without your consent?

If the answer to any of these is 'no', as it should be given that you may have private information such as bank details, passwords, and so on stored there, then do not enter there.

How do I know this?

Simple really.  If, on their homepage, you scroll down the list of option (Contents) to click on, you will see near the bottom this:

"Chat with other users of this site" (Inviting you to join in chat or read things written there).

If you click on this, this alone comes up:

"This chat application requires Java support."

Absolutely NO warning about their using Active-X, which should be there to let YOU decide if you trust these people.  Hardly surprising they don't bother to warn you I suppose.

By the way, you will know they use Active-X if you have adequate protection on your computer as a pop-up blocker will appear which gives you the following information:


"What is an ActiveX control?



ActiveX controls and web browser add-ons

These programs can malfunction, however, or give you content you don't want.

In some cases, these programs can be used to collect information from your computer in ways you might not approve of, possibly damage information on your computer, install software on your computer without your consent, or allow someone else to control your computer remotely.

Given these risks, you should only install ActiveX controls or add-ons if you completely trust the publisher and the website offering it."

Once again we see just how underhand and sneaky these people truly are.  And the scary thing is, just how much information have they harvested from people who have entered their chat room?

You have been warned.